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Bloemfontein vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Bloemfontein is 14.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 66.0% more in Bloemfontein
Groceries: pay 14.6% more in Bloemfontein
Transportation: pay 15.4% less in Bloemfontein
Housing: pay 77.5% more in Bloemfontein
Childcare: pay 65.3% less in Bloemfontein
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.1% more in Bloemfontein
Clothing: pay 0.6% less in Bloemfontein

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Bloemfontein are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including childcare, transportation, and clothing are lower in Bloemfontein. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Bloemfontein.

Bloemfontein vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bloemfontein instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 66.0% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Bloemfontein
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$11.52 ZAR195.05	+36.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$6.89 ZAR116.54	+14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$1.40 ZAR23.73	+107.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.95 ZAR16.09	+105.2%
Average			+66.0%

Kiev vs. Bloemfontein - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.6% more for groceries

	Kiev	Bloemfontein
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$0.99 ZAR16.82	+27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$3.56 ZAR60.27	-27.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$3.82 ZAR64.60	-19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.03 ZAR34.33	+0.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$2.19 ZAR37.06	+3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$0.76 ZAR12.83	+37.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.56 ZAR9.40	-23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.70 ZAR11.83	-18.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.61 ZAR10.39	-39.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.41 ZAR6.97	+10.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.78 ZAR13.27	+209.5%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 15.4% less for transportation

	Kiev	Bloemfontein
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$4.92 ZAR83.33	-7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$23,220.16 ZAR393,031.33	-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	??
Average			-15.4%

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pay 77.5% more for housing

	Kiev	Bloemfontein
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$36.49 ZAR617.67	+418.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$302.50 ZAR5,120.14	-52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$268.89 ZAR4,551.23	-28.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$58.75 ZAR994.39	-27.4%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 65.3% less for childcare

	Kiev	Bloemfontein
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$129.64 ZAR2,194.34	-65.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	??
Average			-65.3%

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pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Bloemfontein
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$2.45 ZAR41.45	+126.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$1.83 ZAR30.96	+11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$2.59 ZAR43.89	-10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$30.25 ZAR512.01	-21.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$5.76 ZAR97.53	+19.7%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 0.6% less for clothing

	Kiev	Bloemfontein
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$57.62 ZAR975.26	-16.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$32.27 ZAR546.15	-9.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$132.52 ZAR2,243.11	+36.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$95.07 ZAR1,609.19	-13.2%
Average			-0.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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